The Environmental Impacts of Reuse: A Review
Abstract
Summary: The fear that human consumption is causing climate change, biodiversity loss, and mineral scarcity has recently prompted interest in reuse because of the intuitive belief that it reduces new production and waste. The environmental impacts of reuse have, however, received little attention—the benefits typically assumed rather than understood—and consequently the overall effects remain unclear. In this article, we structure the current work on the topic, reviewing the potential benefits and pitfalls described in the literature and providing a framework for future research. Many products’ use‐phase energy requirements are decreasing. The relative importance of the embodied impacts from initial production is therefore growing and the prominence of reuse as an abatement strategy is likely to increase in the future. Many examples are found in the literature of beneficial reuse of standardized, unpowered products and components, and repairing an item is always found to be less energy intensive than new production. However, reusing a product does not guarantee an environmental benefit. Attention must be paid to restoring and upgrading old product efficiencies, minimizing overspecification in the new application, and considering whether more efficient, new products exist that would be more suitable. Cheap, reused goods can allow many consumers access to products they would otherwise have been unable to afford. Though socially valuable, these sales, which may help minimize landfill in the short term, can represent additional consumption rather than a net environmental benefit compared to the status quo.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
Structural steel has a particular propensity for reuse due to its maintained capacity over time (durability), potential for reversible connections, maturity as a technology, high standardization, and modularity.
“Structural steel has a particular propensity for reuse considering its maintained capacity over time (durability), potential for reversible connections (e.g., bolted connections), maturity as a technology and high level of standardization, and modularity, all of which have been identified as enabling factors for reuse (Lee et al. 2024;Cooper and Gutowski 2017).”
From Reusing Heavy-Section Steel in Buildings: Carbon Reduction Potential and Material Availability (2025) · cites this paper as Cooper and Gutowski 2017
Lifetime extension is only valid when the avoided impacts from production are lower than the impacts from producing more durable components or treating the returned product to extend its lifetime.
“lifetime extension is only valid when the avoided impacts from production, e.g., energy use and the subsequent reduction in impact upstream such as raw material extraction and transportation, are lower than the impacts from producing more durable components or treating the returned product to extend its lifetime [20,26].”
From Is Prolonging the Lifetime of Passive Durable Products a Low-Hanging Fruit of a Circular Economy? A Multiple Case Study (2019) · cites this paper as [20]
Passive durable products hold a larger and more consistent potential for environmental improvement than other products.
“Passive durable products, however, hold a larger and more consistent potential for environmental improvement because their environmental impact is dominated by the production phase, usually the production of materials, while their physical lifetime is not fully exploited [20].”
From Is Prolonging the Lifetime of Passive Durable Products a Low-Hanging Fruit of a Circular Economy? A Multiple Case Study (2019) · cites this paper as [20]
The environmental impact of passive durable products is dominated by the production phase, usually the production of materials.
“Passive durable products, however, hold a larger and more consistent potential for environmental improvement because their environmental impact is dominated by the production phase, usually the production of materials, while their physical lifetime is not fully exploited [20].”
From Is Prolonging the Lifetime of Passive Durable Products a Low-Hanging Fruit of a Circular Economy? A Multiple Case Study (2019) · cites this paper as [20]
Extending the lifetime of passive durable products has high potential for environmental improvement.
“the extension of the lifetime of passive durable products, i.e., products that do not consume energy or materials during the use phase, has been found by researchers to have high potential [18][19][20].”
From Is Prolonging the Lifetime of Passive Durable Products a Low-Hanging Fruit of a Circular Economy? A Multiple Case Study (2019) · cites this paper as [20]
The physical lifetime of passive durable products is not fully exploited.
“Passive durable products, however, hold a larger and more consistent potential for environmental improvement because their environmental impact is dominated by the production phase, usually the production of materials, while their physical lifetime is not fully exploited [20].”
From Is Prolonging the Lifetime of Passive Durable Products a Low-Hanging Fruit of a Circular Economy? A Multiple Case Study (2019) · cites this paper as [20]
Estimates for remanufacturing savings of EEE range from 50%-80% when the use phase is excluded.
“Estimates for remanufacturing savings of EEE range from 50%-80% when the use phase is excluded [19].”
From Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics—a review (2019) · cites this paper as [19]
Cites
Green supply-chain management: a state-of-the-art literature review
Srivastava, S. K. (2007) · International Journal of Management Reviews · doi:10.1111/j.1468-2370.2007.00202.x · Cited by 3,984 · see citing works
IPCC--Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Fu, Q., Manabe, S., & Johanson, C. M. (2008) · Choice Reviews Online · doi:10.5860/choice.45-5008 · Cited by 3,303 · see citing works
Energy efficiency and consumption—The rebound effect—A survey
A. Greening, L., Greene, D. L., & Difiglio, C. (2000) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/s0301-4215(00)00021-5 · Cited by 2,077 · see citing works
The Circular Economy: A New Development Strategy in China
Yuan, Z., Bi, J., & Moriguichi, Y. (2006) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1162/108819806775545321 · Cited by 1,175 · cited 3× · see citing works
“Keywords: dematerialization energy environmental impact materials efficiency remanufacturing reuse Introduction Reuse has become one of the well-known 3Rs—“reduce, reuse, recycle”—promoted by environmental agencies such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA 2014) and the UK Waste and Resources Action Pro…”
InfluentialMaterial efficiency: A white paper
Allwood, J. M., Ashby, M. F., Gutowski, T. G., & Worrell, E. (2011) · Resources, Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.11.002 · Cited by 927 · see citing works
Self-citationMicklin, P. (2007) · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · doi:10.1146/annurev.earth.35.031306.140120 · Cited by 755 · see citing works
The Khazzoom-Brookes postulate and neoclassical growth
Saunders, H. D. (1992) · The Energy Journal · doi:10.5547/issn0195-6574-ej-vol13-no4-7 · Cited by 665 · see citing works
Consumption and the Rebound Effect: An Industrial Ecology Perspective
Hertwich, E. G. (2005) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1162/1088198054084635 · Cited by 605 · see citing works
Materials and the environment: eco-informed material choice
(2009) · Choice Reviews Online · doi:10.5860/choice.46-6823 · Cited by 529 · see citing works
Making functional sales environmentally and economically beneficial through product remanufacturing
Sundin, E., & Bras, B. (2004) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.04.006 · Cited by 512 · see citing works
Options for Achieving a 50% Cut in Industrial Carbon Emissions by 2050
Allwood, J. M., Cullen, J. M., & Milford, R. L. (2010) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es902909k · Cited by 491 · see citing works
Eco-efficiency gains from remanufacturing
Kerr, W., & Ryan, C. (2001) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/s0959-6526(00)00032-9 · Cited by 454 · see citing works
The Potential for Cannibalization of New Products Sales by Remanufactured Products*
Guide, V. D. R., & Li, J. (2010) · Decision Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1540-5915.2010.00280.x · Cited by 453 · see citing works
Power, A. (2008) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.09.022 · Cited by 377 · see citing works
The Economics of Remanufacturing Under Limited Component Durability and Finite Product Life Cycles
Geyer, R., Wassenhove, L. N. V., & Atasu, A. (2007) · Management Science · doi:10.1287/mnsc.1060.0600 · Cited by 356 · see citing works
So What If Remanufacturing Cannibalizes My New Product Sales?
Atasu, A., Guide, V. D. R., & Wassenhove, L. N. V. (2010) · California Management Review · doi:10.1525/cmr.2010.52.2.56 · Cited by 350 · see citing works
Product life-cycle implications for remanufacturing strategies
Östlin, J., Sundin, E., & Björkman, M. (2009) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.02.021 · Cited by 330 · see citing works
Well dressed? The present and future sustainability of clothing and textiles in the United Kingdom.
Mdr, C. (2006) · Cited by 324 · see citing works
Creative Destruction and Destructive Creations: Environmental Ethics and Planned Obsolescence
Guiltinan, J. (2009) · Journal of Business Ethics · doi:10.1007/s10551-008-9907-9 · Cited by 312 · see citing works
Durable Goods Theory for Real World Markets
Waldman, M. (2003) · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · doi:10.1257/089533003321164985 · Cited by 310 · see citing works
Revenue and Cost Management for Remanufactured Products
Ovchinnikov, A. S. (2011) · Production and Operations Management · doi:10.1111/j.1937-5956.2010.01214.x · Cited by 288 · see citing works
Supply Loops and Their Constraints: The Industrial Ecology of Recycling and Reuse
Geyer, R., & Jackson, T. (2004) · California Management Review · doi:10.2307/41166210 · Cited by 281 · see citing works
Environmental benefits from reusing clothes
Farrant, L., Olsen, S. I., & Wangel, A. (2010) · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · doi:10.1007/s11367-010-0197-y · Cited by 278 · see citing works
Eco-efficiency, asset recovery and remanufacturing
Ayres, R. U., Ferrer, G., & Leynseele, T. V. (1997) · European Management Journal · doi:10.1016/s0263-2373(97)00035-2 · Cited by 276 · see citing works
Remanufacturing and Energy Savings
Gutowski, T. G., Sahni, S., Boustani, A., & Graves, S. C. (2011) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es102598b · Cited by 260 · see citing works
Self-citationThe Roles of Energy and Material Efficiency in Meeting Steel Industry CO <sub>2</sub> Targets
Milford, R. L., Pauliuk, S., Allwood, J. M., & Müller, D. B. (2013) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es3031424 · Cited by 254 · see citing works
Gutowski, T. G., Sahni, S., Allwood, J. M., Ashby, M. F., & Worrell, E. (2013) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · doi:10.1098/rsta.2012.0003 · Cited by 249 · see citing works
Self-citationThe rebound effect: some empirical evidence from India
Roy, J. (2000) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/s0301-4215(00)00027-6 · Cited by 227 · see citing works
Ijomah, W., McMahon, C. A., Hammond, G. P., & Newman, S. T. (2007) · International Journal of Production Research · doi:10.1080/00207540701450138 · Cited by 226 · see citing works
Designing with reused building components: some challenges
Gorgolewski, M. (2008) · Building Research & Information · doi:10.1080/09613210701559499 · Cited by 220 · see citing works
Mendes, M. R., Aramaki, T., & Hanaki, K. (2003) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2003.08.003 · Cited by 215 · see citing works
Hot profile extrusion of AA-6060 aluminum chips
Tekkaya, A. E., Schikorra, M., Becker, D., Biermann, D., Hammer, N., & Pantke, K. (2008) · Journal of Materials Processing Technology · doi:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.07.047 · Cited by 212 · see citing works
Forecasting the returns of reusable containers
Kelle, P., & Silver, E. A. (1989) · Journal of Operations Management · doi:10.1016/s0272-6963(89)80003-8 · Cited by 212 · see citing works
Sutherland, J. W., Adler, D. P., Haapala, K. R., & Kumar, V. (2008) · CIRP Annals · doi:10.1016/j.cirp.2008.03.004 · Cited by 205 · see citing works
Economic and Environmental Assessment of Remanufacturing Strategies for Product + Service Firms
Ovchinnikov, A. S., Blass, V. D., & Raz, G. (2013) · Production and Operations Management · doi:10.1111/poms.12070 · Cited by 198 · see citing works
Patterns of Iron Use in Societal Evolution
Müller, D. B., Wang, T., & Duval, B. D. (2010) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es102273t · Cited by 198 · see citing works
The Value of Remanufactured Engines: Life‐Cycle Environmental and Economic Perspectives
Smith, V. M., & Keoleian, G. A. (2004) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1162/1088198041269463 · Cited by 192 · see citing works
The economics of tire remanufacturing
Ferrer, G. (1997) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/s0921-3449(96)01181-0 · Cited by 187 · see citing works
ELEMENTAL CYCLES: A Status Report on Human or Natural Dominance
Klee, R. J., & Graedel, T. E. (2004) · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · doi:10.1146/annurev.energy.29.042203.104034 · Cited by 171 · see citing works
An Analysis of Product Lifetimes in a Technologically Dynamic Industry
Bayus, B. L. (1998) · Management Science · doi:10.1287/mnsc.44.6.763 · Cited by 168 · see citing works
BBC — British Broadcasting Corporation
Schröder, H.-D. (2006) · VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-531-90261-6_16 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Product Reuse in Innovative Industries
Galbreth, M. R., Boyacı, T., & Verter, V. (2012) · Production and Operations Management · doi:10.1111/j.1937-5956.2012.01330.x · Cited by 150 · see citing works
The impact of remanufacturing in the economy
Ferrer, G., & Ayres, R. U. (2000) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/s0921-8009(99)00110-x · Cited by 148 · see citing works
Demand and Dematerialization Impacts of Second‐Hand Markets
Thomas, V. M. (2003) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1162/108819803322564352 · Cited by 139 · see citing works
Remanufacturing - an American perspective
Lund, R. T., & Hauser, W. M. (2010) · doi:10.1049/cp.2010.0404 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
Kim, H. C., Keoleian, G. A., & Horie, Y. A. (2006) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2005.04.004 · Cited by 130 · see citing works
Comparative life cycle assessment of smartphone reuse: repurposing vs. refurbishment
Zink, T., Maker, F., Geyer, R., Amirtharajah, R., & Akella, V. (2014) · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · doi:10.1007/s11367-014-0720-7 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
The Generation, Impact, and Management of E-Waste: State of the Art
Premalatha, M., Abbasi, T., & Abbasi, S. A. (2013) · Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1080/10643389.2013.782171 · Cited by 120 · see citing works
Contribution to resource conservation by reuse of electrical and electronic household appliances
Truttmann, N., & Rechberger, H. (2006) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.02.003 · Cited by 119 · see citing works
Reusing Steel and Aluminum Components at End of Product Life
Cooper, D. R., & Allwood, J. M. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es301093a · Cited by 118 · see citing works
Self-citationEco-informed materials selection
Ashby, M. F. (2012) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-385971-6.00010-5 · Cited by 106 · see citing works
The economics of personal computer remanufacturing
Ferrer, G. (1997) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/s0921-3449(97)00030-x · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Life Cycle Optimization of Automobile Replacement: Model and Application
Kim, H. C., Keoleian, G. A., Grande, D. E., & Bean, J. C. (2003) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es0345221 · Cited by 100 · see citing works
Levi, M., Cortesi, S., Vezzoli, C., & Salvia, G. (2011) · Packaging Technology and Science · doi:10.1002/pts.946 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
Impacts of US federal energy efficiency standards for residential appliances
Meyers, S., McMahon, J. E., McNeil, M. A., & Liu, X. (2003) · Energy · doi:10.1016/s0360-5442(02)00188-3 · Cited by 98 · see citing works
Reducing the greenhouse gas footprint of primary metal production: Where should the focus be?
Norgate, T. E., & Jahanshahi, S. (2011) · Minerals Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.mineng.2011.08.007 · Cited by 94 · see citing works
Re-spending rebound: A macro-level assessment for OECD countries and emerging economies
Antal, M., & van den Bergh, J. C. J. M. (2013) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2013.11.016 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
Brown, S., & Clyde, E. S. (1989) · ROSA P · Cited by 74 · see citing works
Harvey, L. D. D. (2013) · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-070312-101940 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Toward Trash That Thinks: Product Tags for Environmental Management
Saar, S., & Thomas, V. M. (2002) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1162/108819802763471834 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
Borg, S. P., & Kelly, N. (2011) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.05.001 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Component level strategies for exploiting the lifespan of steel in products
Cooper, D. R., Skelton, A. C. H., Moynihan, M. C., & Allwood, J. M. (2014) · Resources, Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.11.014 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
Self-citationEnergy Implications of Product Leasing
Intlekofer, K., Bras, B., & Ferguson, M. E. (2010) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es9036836 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
Appliance remanufacturing and life cycle energy and economic savings
Boustani, A., Sahni, S., Graves, S. C., & Gutowski, T. G. (2010) · IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology · doi:10.1109/issst.2010.5507713 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Self-citationThe Political Economy of Used Automobile Protection in Latin America
Pelletiere, D., & Reinert, K. A. (2002) · World Economy · doi:10.1111/1467-9701.00476 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
A Decision Support System for Planning Remanufacturing at Nortel Networks
Linton, J. D., & Johnston, D. (2000) · INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics · doi:10.1287/inte.30.6.17.11631 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
Brown, N. W. O., Olsson, S., & Malmqvist, T. (2014) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.04.018 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Supporting Design for Remanufacture through Waste-Stream Analysis of Automotive Remanufacturers
Sherwood, M., Shu, L. H., & Fenton, R. G. (2000) · CIRP Annals · doi:10.1016/s0007-8506(07)62902-3 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
Life cycle assessment of different reuse percentages for glass beer bottles
Mata, T. M., & Costa, C. (2001) · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · doi:10.1007/bf02978793 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Takano, H., Kitazawa, K., & 後藤, 輝. (2007) · International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture · doi:10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2007.10.009 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Metal prices as a function of ore grade
PHILLIPS., W., & Edwards, D. P. (1976) · Resources Policy · doi:10.1016/0301-4207(76)90016-7 · Cited by 46 · see citing works
Clausen, J., Blättel‐Mink, B., Erdmann, L., & Henseling, C. (2010) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su2061810 · Cited by 46 · see citing works
Economic and environmental characteristics of global cellular telephone remanufacturing
Skerlos, S. J., Morrow, W. R., Chan, K., Zhao, F., Hula, A., Seliger, G., Başdere, B., & Prasitnarit, A. (2003) · IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment (ISEE) · doi:10.1109/isee.2003.1208055 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
The environmental potential of reuse: an application to used books
Thomas, V. M. (2010) · Sustainability Science · doi:10.1007/s11625-010-0115-z · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Vintage Technologies and Skill Constraints: Evidence from U.S. Exports of New and Used Machines
Navaretti, G. B., Soloaga, I., & Takacs, W. E. (2000) · The World Bank Economic Review · doi:10.1093/wber/14.1.91 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Kleine, R. D. D., Keoleian, G. A., & Kelly, J. C. (2011) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.02.065 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Lean Production Principles in Remanufacturing A Case Study at a Toner Cartridge Remanufacturer
Östlin, J., & Ekholm, H. (2007) · Proceedings of the ... IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment · doi:10.1109/isee.2007.369397 · Cited by 33 · see citing works
(2006) · Cited by 33 · see citing works
Okumura, S., Morikuni, T., & Okino, N. (2003) · International Journal of Production Research · doi:10.1080/0020754031000120104 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Metrics for end-of-life strategies (ELSEIM)
Rose, C. M., & Stevels, A. L. N. (2002) · doi:10.1109/isee.2001.924509 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Analysis of Reusability using ‘Marginal Reuse Rate’
Umeda, Y., Kondoh, S., Sugino, T., & Yoshikawa, H. (2006) · CIRP Annals · doi:10.1016/s0007-8506(07)60362-x · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Automatic identification in packaging — radio frequency identification in multiway systems
Jansen, R., & Krabs, A. (1999) · Packaging Technology and Science · doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1522(199909/10)12:5 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
Product Life Trade-Offs: What If Products Fail Early?
Skelton, A. C. H., & Allwood, J. M. (2013) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es3034022 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Parametric Analysis of Environmental Performance of Reused/Recycled Packaging
Tsiliyannis, C. A. (2005) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es050970s · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Towards a Theory of Second‐hand Markets
Scitovsky, T. (1994) · Kyklos · doi:10.1111/j.1467-6435.1994.tb02247.x · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Ortegon, K., Nies, L. F., & Sutherland, J. W. (2014) · Procedia CIRP · doi:10.1016/j.procir.2014.06.042 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Environmental impacts of natural gas distribution networks within urban neighborhoods
Oliver‐Solà, J., Gabarrell, X., & Rieradevall, J. (2009) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.11.029 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
The Norman Landfill environmental research site: What happens to the waste in landfills?
Christenson, S. C., & Cozzarelli, I. M. (2003) · Fact sheet · doi:10.3133/fs04003 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
Remanufacturing-the key solution for transforming "downcycling" into "upcycling" of electronics
Steinhilper, R., & Hieber, M. (2001) · doi:10.1109/isee.2001.924520 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
Reusing personal computer devices - good or bad for the environment?
Sahni, S., Boustani, A., Gutowski, T. G., & Graves, S. C. (2010) · IEEE International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology · doi:10.1109/issst.2010.5507714 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Self-citationTake‐Back Legislation and Its Impact on Closed‐Loop Supply Chains
Atasu, A., & Boyacı, T. (2010) · Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science · doi:10.1002/9780470400531.eorms0869 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
When to buy new electrical/electronic products?
Kiatkittipong, W., Wongsuchoto, P., Meevasana, K., & Pavasant, P. (2007) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.06.019 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Remanufacturing: Impacts of Sacrificial Cylinder Liners
Krill, M., & Thurston, D. (2004) · Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering · doi:10.1115/1.1961946 · Cited by 20 · see citing works
Life Cycle Optimization of Residential Clothes Washer Replacements
Bole, R. (2006) · Deep Blue (University of Michigan) · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Effective Age of Remanufactured Products: An Entropy Approach
Pandey, V., & Thurston, D. (2009) · Journal of Mechanical Design · doi:10.1115/1.3042146 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
Toner-print removal from paper by long and ultrashort pulsed lasers
Leal-Ayala, D. R., Allwood, J. M., Schmidt, M., & Alexeev, I. V. (2012) · Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspa.2011.0601 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
A Theory of Second-Hand Markets
Fox, A. H. (1957) · Economica · doi:10.2307/2551584 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Environmental Legislation on Product Take-Back and Recovery
Atasu, A., & Wassenhove, L. N. V. (2010) · Supply chain integration series · doi:10.1201/9781420095265-c3 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Yokoo, H. (2009) · Sustainability Science · doi:10.1007/s11625-009-0091-3 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Introduction to Remanufacturing
Laili, Y., Wang, Y., Fang, Y., & Pham, D. T. (2021) · Springer series in advanced manufacturing · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-81799-2_1 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Laser remanufacturing to improve the erosion and corrosion resistance of metal components
Yao, J., Zhang, Q. L., & Kong, F. Z. (2012) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1533/9780857095831.2.320 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Energy and labor cost of gasoline engine remanufacturing
Venta, E. R., & Wolsky, A. M. (1978) · doi:10.2172/6263358 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Reuse of steel and aluminium without melting
Cooper, D. R. (2014) · Apollo (University of Cambridge) · doi:10.17863/cam.14065 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Self-citationNano surface engineering and remanufacture engineering
Xu, & Bin-shi (2004) · Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Photocopier Remanufacturing at Xerox UK: An Environmental Impact Study
King, A., Mursic, R., & Bufton, D. (2006) · doi:10.1115/detc2006-99241 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Paper Re-Use: Toner-Print Removal by Laser Ablation
Leal-Ayala, D. R., & Allwood, J. M. (2010) · Technical programs and proceedings/Technical program and proceedings · doi:10.2352/issn.2169-4451.2010.26.1.art00003_1 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
2 of the 110 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Targets for a circular economy
Morseletto, P. (2019) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104553 · Cited by 1,506 · see citing works
A review and typology of circular economy business model patterns
Lüdeke‐Freund, F., Gold, S., & Bocken, N. M. P. (2019) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.12763 · Cited by 1,256 · see citing works
Corona, B., Shen, L., Reike, D., Rosales Carreón, J., & Worrell, E. (2019) · Resources, Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104498 · Cited by 987 · see citing works
Kristensen, H. S., & Mosgaard, M. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118531 · Cited by 797 · see citing works
Foster, G. (2019) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104507 · Cited by 567 · see citing works
“For example, spillover effects may result in more buildings being built overall rather than less (Cooper and Gutowski, 2017).”
BackgroundHertwich, E. G., Ali, S., Ciacci, L., Fishman, T., Heeren, N., Masanet, E., Asghari, F. N., Olivetti, E., Pauliuk, S., Tu, Q., et al. (2019) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab0fe3 · Cited by 477 · see citing works
Circular Business Models: Defining a Concept and Framing an Emerging Research Field
Nußholz, J. (2017) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su9101810 · Cited by 415 · see citing works
“However, implementing circular strategies does not by default lead to increased resource efficiency [7,65].”
BackgroundInfluentialRestorative and regenerative: Exploring the concepts in the circular economy
Morseletto, P. (2020) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.12987 · Cited by 435 · see citing works
Towards a framework of smart-circular systems: An integrative literature review
Alcayaga, A., Wiener, M., & Hansen, E. G. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.085 · Cited by 317 · see citing works
Closed-loop systems to circular economy: A pathway to environmental sustainability?
Kara, S., Hauschild, M. Z., Sutherland, J. W., & McAloone, T. C. (2022) · CIRP Annals · doi:10.1016/j.cirp.2022.05.008 · Cited by 337 · see citing works
“However, for reuse to occur at a larger scale, there needs to be an effective second-hand market with both a supply of used items and a demand for these goods [4] [27].”
BackgroundNußholz, J. L. K. (2018) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.06.112 · Cited by 264 · see citing works
Zhang, X., Zhang, M., Zhang, H., Jiang, Z., Liu, C., & Cai, W. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120160 · Cited by 185 · see citing works
Arora, M., Raspall, F., Cheah, L. W., & Silva, A. (2019) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104581 · Cited by 176 · see citing works
Does the Circular Economy Grow the Pie? The Case of Rebound Effects From Smartphone Reuse
Makov, T., & Font Vivanco, D. (2018) · Frontiers in Energy Research · doi:10.3389/fenrg.2018.00039 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
“For example, while it appears that firms and governments believe that sales of used products cannibalize sales of new ones, research suggests that such displacement is likely limited (Thomas, 2003; Guide and Li, 2010; Frota Neto et al., 2016; Cooper and Gutowski, 2017).”
BackgroundInfluentialUrbinati, A., Franzò, S., & Chiaroni, D. (2021) · Sustainable Production and Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.spc.2021.01.022 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Pay-per-use business models as a driver for sustainable consumption: Evidence from the case of HOMIE
Bocken, N. M. P., Mugge, R., Bom, C. A., & Lemstra, H.-J. (2018) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.043 · Cited by 145 · see citing works
“21 best time to upgrade and remanufacture washing machines to optimise overall life cycle impacts (Cooper and Gutowski, 2017)? In addition to understanding the full environmental impacts of pay-per-use, future research could focus on mapping ideal sequences of experiments to achieve the greatest levels of sustainabili…”
BackgroundTowards a Circular Economy Taxation Framework: Expectations and Challenges of Implementation
Milios, L. (2021) · Circular Economy and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s43615-020-00002-z · Cited by 136 · see citing works
Closed‐loop sustainable product design for circular economy
Hapuwatte, B. M., & Jawahir, I. S. (2021) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.13154 · Cited by 136 · see citing works
van Loon, P., Diener, D. L., & Harris, S. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125627 · Cited by 143 · see citing works
A data-driven reversible framework for achieving Sustainable Smart product-service systems
Li, X., Wang, Z., Chen, C., & Zheng, P. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123618 · Cited by 129 · see citing works
The Role of Material Efficiency in Environmental Stewardship
Worrell, E., Allwood, J. M., & Gutowski, T. G. (2016) · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-110615-085737 · Cited by 132 · see citing works
“In general, reused products displace some primary production but they tend to expand the lower end of the market, thereby providing more product services, but also limiting the expected reduction in demand for new material production (64).”
BackgroundSelf-citationWhalen, K. A. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.128 · Cited by 130 · see citing works
Siderius, T., & Poldner, K. (2021) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.125996 · Cited by 116 · see citing works
Donati, F., Aguilar‐Hernández, G. A., Sigüenza-Sánchez, C. P., de Koning, A., Rodrigues, J. F. D., & Tukker, A. (2019) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104508 · Cited by 110 · see citing works
“Therefore, while we show environmental impact reduction, this cannot be considered a rule for all cases of reuse as discussed also by Cooper and Gutowski (2015) and e ff ects may di ff er depending on the region (Duchin and Levine, 2019).”
BackgroundResidential building material stocks and component-level circularity: The case of Singapore
Arora, M., Raspall, F., Cheah, L., & Silva, A. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.199 · Cited by 96 · see citing works
Rebound effect and sustainability science: A review
Vivanco, D. F., Freire‐González, J., Galvin, R., Santarius, T., Walnum, H. J., Makov, T., & Sala, S. (2022) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.13295 · Cited by 108 · see citing works
Małek, M., Jackowski, M., Łasica, W., & Kadela, M. (2020) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma13081827 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Circular value creation architectures: Make, ally, buy, or laissez‐faire
Hansen, E. G., & Revellio, F. (2020) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.13016 · Cited by 104 · see citing works
Fortuna, L. M., & Diyamandoglu, V. (2017) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2017.04.032 · Cited by 114 · see citing works
“…with observations from other studies on reuse (Farrant et al., 2010; Thomas, 2011; Vergara et al., 2015) where the negative impact from transportation of reused products was minor in comparison to the savings achieved from reducing the production of new products (Cooper and Gutowski, 2015).”
BackgroundResultInfluentialThe environmental impacts of preparation for reuse: A case study of WEEE reuse in Germany
Boldoczki, S., Thorenz, A., & Tuma, A. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119736 · Cited by 98 · see citing works
Circular economy finance: Clear winner or risky proposition?
Dewick, P. M., Bengtsson, M., Cohen, M. J., Sarkis, J., & Schroeder, P. (2020) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.13025 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
Zacho, K. O., Mosgaard, M., & Riisgaard, H. (2018) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.04.031 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Five Misperceptions Surrounding the Environmental Impacts of Single-Use Plastic
Miller, S. A. (2020) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c05295 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Dunant, C. F., Drewniok, M. P., Sansom, M., Corbey, S., Cullen, J. M., & Allwood, J. M. (2018) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.141 · Cited by 91 · see citing works
Bovea, M. D., Ibáñez‐Forés, V., & Pérez‐Belis, V. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109679 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Russell, J. D., & Nasr, N. (2022) · Journal of remanufacturing · doi:10.1007/s13243-022-00119-4 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
“Such a methodology requires the incorporation of a value-retention lens to enable the quantification of environmental and economic impacts that are incurred or created throughout a product’s life-cycle [9, 12, 24], as well as the impacts that are not Fig.”
MethodReal and perceived barriers to steel reuse across the UK construction value chain
Dunant, C. F., Drewniok, M. P., Sansom, M., Corbey, S., Allwood, J. M., & Cullen, J. M. (2017) · Resources, Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.07.036 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
“Cooper and Gutowski wrote an extensive review of the qualities needed for a product to be most environmentally and economically suitable for reuse (Cooper and Gutowski, 2015).”
BackgroundMilios, L. (2021) · Environmental Policy and Governance · doi:10.1002/eet.1927 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
Milios, L., Beqiri, B., Whalen, K. A., & Jelonek, S. H. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.330 · Cited by 86 · see citing works
On Materiality and Meaning: Ethnographic Engagements with Reuse, Repair & Care
Isenhour, C., & Reno, J. O. (2019) · Worldwide Waste · doi:10.5334/wwwj.27 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
“…same time, discussions of reuse and repair have simultaneously become attractive notions for scholars across disciplines (Alexander and Reno, 2012; Cooper and Gutowski, 2015), all of whom share an interest in revaluation as a way to expose the shaky foundations of the monstrous web of life and…”
BackgroundBrütting, J., Vandervaeren, C., Senatore, G., Temmerman, N. D., & Fivet, C. (2020) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.109827 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
“However, reuse might not always reduce the structure environmental impact [25].”
BackgroundCooper, D., Rossie, K. E., & Gutowski, T. G. (2017) · Journal of Materials Processing Technology · doi:10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2017.01.010 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
Self-citationCoughlan, D., Fitzpatrick, C., & McMahon, M. (2018) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.029 · Cited by 79 · see citing works
Accounting for the environmental benefits of remanufactured products: Method and application
Ardente, F., Peiró, L. T., Mathieux, F., & Polverini, D. (2018) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.012 · Cited by 78 · see citing works
““If the product is powered, the environmental impact of the use phase is often dominant and this implies the relevance that short-lived products are fully restored to their original efficiencies” (Cooper and Gutowski, 2015).”
BackgroundSabbaghi, M., & Behdad, S. (2018) · Resources, Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.01.015 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
Using life cycle costing (LCC) to select circular measures: A discussion and practical approach
Kambanou, M. L., & Sakao, T. (2020) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.104650 · Cited by 79 · see citing works
“…that consume energy and materials during the operational phase “life extension measures” might not be suitable when the ongoing technological development can significantly improve the use of energy and consumables (Ardente & Mathieux, 2014; Cooper & Gutowski, 2017; Iraldo, Facheris, & Nucci, 2017).”
BackgroundKaddoura, M., Kambanou, M. L., Tillman, A.-M., & Sakao, T. (2019) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su11184819 · Cited by 74 · see citing works
“, energy use and the subsequent reduction in impact upstream such as raw material extraction and transportation, are lower than the impacts from producing more durable components or treating the returned product to extend its lifetime [20,26].”
BackgroundAndré, H., Söderman, M. L., & Nordelöf, A. (2019) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2019.03.050 · Cited by 79 · see citing works
“Moreover, it has been argued that environmental assessments of reuse may insufficiently assess displacement since second-hand products may not be functionally equivalent to new ones (Cooper and Gutowski, 2017).”
Lifset, R., Kalimo, H., Jukka, A., Kautto, P., & Miettinen, M. (2023) · Waste Management · doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2023.05.033 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
What Affects the Secondhand Value of Smartphones: Evidence from eBay
Makov, T., Fishman, T., Chertow, M. R., & Blass, V. D. (2018) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.12806 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Koide, R., Murakami, S., & Nansai, K. (2021) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2021.111858 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
van den Berg, M., Voordijk, H., & Adriaanse, A. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120332 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
“These practices have severe impacts on the environment, including natural resources depletion, global warming, risks to public health, biodiversity loss and pollution of air, surface water and underground water (Cooper and Gutowski, 2015; Mahpour, 2018).”
BackgroundEnvisioning the innovative approaches to achieve circular economy in the water and wastewater sector
Vinayagam, V., Sikarwar, D., Das, S., & Pugazhendhi, A. (2023) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.117663 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
Industrial Sustainability: Reviewing the Past and Envisioning the Future
Sutherland, J. W., Skerlos, S. J., Haapala, K. R., Cooper, D., Zhao, F., & Huang, A. (2020) · Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering · doi:10.1115/1.4047620 · Cited by 64 · see citing works
Self-citationKakkos, E., Heisel, F., Hebel, D. E., & Hischier, R. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su12125041 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
“life-cycles) originating from the application of the UM concept as well as from the potential impact and benefits of reuse [59].”
BackgroundKalverkamp, M., & Young, S. B. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.006 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Andhalkar, V. V., Ahorsu, R., de Marı́a, P. D., Winterburn, J. B., Medina, F., & Constantı́, M. (2022) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04925 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Shifting value stream patterns along the product lifecycle with digital twins
Schleich, B., Dittrich, M., Clausmeyer, T., Damgrave, R., Erkoyuncu, J., Haefner, B., Lange, J. D., Plakhotnik, D., Scheidel, W., & Wuest, T. (2019) · Procedia CIRP · doi:10.1016/j.procir.2020.01.049 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
“We have to keep in mind that when we look at the critical decision of reusing or recycling a product or part, this is most likely product dependent [59].”
BackgroundRoadmap to Rebound: How to Address Rebound Effects from Resource Efficiency Policy
Vivanco, D. F., Sala, S., & McDowall, W. (2018) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su10062009 · Cited by 61 · see citing works
“Policy interventions based on the circular economy need also to be properly assessed in light of several warnings regarding potential rebound effects [99,112].”
BackgroundA Critical Review of the Role of Repair Cafés in a Sustainable Circular Transition
Moalem, R. M., & Mosgaard, M. A. (2021) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su132212351 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
“Furthermore, repairing an item uses less energy than new production [4].”
Backgroundvan den Berg, M., Voordijk, H., & Adriaanse, A. (2021) · Construction Management and Economics · doi:10.1080/01446193.2021.1876894 · Cited by 64 · see citing works
“Deconstruction has been advocated for its environmental benefits as it prevents the extraction of virgin materials, cuts the associated release of greenhouse gases, saves energy and water consumption and avoids solid waste disposal (Cooper and Gutowski 2015, Diyamandoglu and Fortuna 2015).”
BackgroundRight to Repair: Pricing, Welfare, and Environmental Implications
Jin, C., Yang, L., & Zhu, C. (2022) · Management Science · doi:10.1287/mnsc.2022.4401 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Cascade Use and the Management of Product Lifecycles
Kalverkamp, M., Pehlken, A., & Wuest, T. (2017) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su9091540 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
“However, a sustainability-driven decision between reuse or recycling is most likely product dependent [8].”
BackgroundObsolescence in LCA–methodological challenges and solution approaches
Proske, M., & Finkbeiner, M. (2019) · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · doi:10.1007/s11367-019-01710-x · Cited by 56 · see citing works
Mining the Built Environment: Telling the Story of Urban Mining
Fahid, A. F. M., & Dombi, M. (2021) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings11090388 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
“Many researchers nowadays prefer reuse to recycle or backfilling practices [9,10].”
BackgroundAlmeida, S., & Borsato, M. (2018) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.09.020 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Zimmermann, T., & Bliklen, R. (2020) · GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society · doi:10.14512/gaia.29.3.8 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Optimising remanufacturing decision-making using the bees algorithm in product digital twins
Kerin, M., Hartono, N., & Pham, D. T. (2023) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-023-27631-2 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Smart circular economy as a service business model: an activity system framework and research agenda
Alcayaga, A., & Hansen, E. G. (2024) · R and D Management · doi:10.1111/radm.12707 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Hidden potentials in open-loop supply chains for remanufacturing
Kalverkamp, M. (2018) · The International Journal of Logistics Management · doi:10.1108/ijlm-10-2017-0278 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Operational Perspectives on Extended Producer Responsibility
Atasu, A. (2018) · Journal of Industrial Ecology · doi:10.1111/jiec.12816 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Kravchenko, M., Pigosso, D. C. A., & McAloone, T. C. (2020) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su13010314 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Demanding stories: television coverage of sustainability, climate change and material demand
Smith, J. D. (2017) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences · doi:10.1098/rsta.2016.0375 · Cited by 47 · see citing works
Prabhu N, S., & Majhi, R. (2023) · Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy · doi:10.1177/0734242x221105429 · Cited by 46 · see citing works
“…reversible joints that allow easy disassembly, mature technology and design (Cooper and Gutowski, 2015) as well as modular designs that allow for upgrading and repair enables the reuse of obsolete mobile phones (Cooper and Gutowski, 2015; Hankammer et al., 2017; Proske and Jaeger-Erben, 2019).”
BackgroundInfluentialHischier, R., & Böni, H. W. (2020) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105307 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
“‘Reuse’ is a relevant and key element in its approach (Cooper and Gutowski 2017) because the first use phase is often relatively short in the resource-intensive EEE sector.”
BackgroundRichter, J. L., Tähkämö, L., & Dalhammar, C. J. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.03.331 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
Introduction to the use of recycled plastics in eco-efficient concrete
Pacheco-Torgal, F. (2019) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-102676-2.00001-3 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
Ovais, D. (2023) · Regional Sustainability · doi:10.1016/j.regsus.2023.02.002 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
Yang, L., Ren, F., Feng, Q., Xu, G., Li, X., Li, Y., Zhao, E., Ma, J., & Fan, S. (2018) · Journal of Electronic Materials · doi:10.1007/s11664-018-6284-8 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
Material Services with Both Eyes Wide Open
Carmona, L. G., Whiting, K., Carrasco, A., Sousa, T., & Domingos, T. (2017) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su9091508 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Circular economy considerations in choices of LCA methodology: How to handle EV battery repurposing?
Schulz-Mönninghoff, M., Bey, N., Niero, M., & Hauschild, M. Z. (2020) · Procedia CIRP · doi:10.1016/j.procir.2020.01.134 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Cullen, J. M., & Cooper, D. (2022) · Annual Review of Materials Research · doi:10.1146/annurev-matsci-070218-125903 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Self-citationSchulz-Mönninghoff, M., Neidhardt, M., & Niero, M. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135232 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Dominish, E., Retamal, M., Sharpe, S. A., Lane, R., Rhamdhani, M. A., Corder, G. D., Giurco, D., & Florin, N. (2018) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su10041096 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
“Recovering components through reverse logistics is also difficult [83].”
BackgroundInfluentialMartínez, M. P., Carrillo, C., Iglesias, J. R., & Soto, B. (2021) · Sustainable Production and Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.spc.2021.03.017 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
Kitayama, S., & Iuorio, O. (2023) · Journal of Architectural Engineering · doi:10.1061/jaeied.aeeng-1615 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Schaubroeck, S., Schaubroeck, T., Baustert, P., Gibon, T., & Benetto, E. (2020) · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · doi:10.1007/s11367-020-01758-0 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Reusability and recyclability of plastic cosmetic packaging: A life cycle assessment
Gatt, I. J., & Refalo, P. (2022) · Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances · doi:10.1016/j.rcradv.2022.200098 · Cited by 36 · see citing works
Battery as a service: Analysing multiple reuse and recycling loops
Helander, H., & Söderman, M. L. (2023) · Resources Conservation and Recycling · doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107091 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
Kalubanga, M., & Mbekeka, W. (2023) · International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management · doi:10.1108/ijppm-09-2022-0463 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
Chembessi, C. D. R., Beaurain, C., & Cloutier, G. (2021) · Environmental Challenges · doi:10.1016/j.envc.2021.100362 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
O’Grady, T. M., Minunno, R., Chong, H., & Morrison, G. M. (2021) · Buildings · doi:10.3390/buildings11110535 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
“In addition, in many countries, the lack of a market for reusable components represents a substantial barrier to establishing a closed-loop supply chain in the construction industry [23,24].”
Gutowski, T., Cooper, D., & Sahni, S. (2017) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences · doi:10.1098/rsta.2016.0368 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
Self-citationCircular strategies for social housing associations: Lessons from a Dutch case
Eikelenboom, M., Long, T. B., & de Jong, G. (2021) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126024 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
Consumer behavior in circular business models: Unveiling conservation and rebound effects
Bączyk, M., Tunn, V. S. C., Worrell, E., & Corona, B. (2024) · Sustainable Production and Consumption · doi:10.1016/j.spc.2024.10.022 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Optimal durability in least life cycle cost methods: the case of LED lamps
Richter, J. L., Buskirk, R. V., Dalhammar, C. J., & Bennich, P. (2018) · Energy Efficiency · doi:10.1007/s12053-018-9662-4 · Cited by 32 · see citing works
“…have demonstrated that longer product lifetimes can be preferred for some product groups, particularly when the environmental impacts in the extraction, production and waste phases are the most significant; this generally applies for ICT products (Bakker et al. 2012; Cooper and Gutowski 2015).”
BackgroundValue Retention Options in Circular Economy: Issues and Challenges of LED Lamp Preprocessing
Rahman, S. M. M., Kim, J., Lerondel, G., Bouzidi, Y., & Clerget, L. (2019) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su11174723 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
“The literature suggests that most low value appliances either end up in landfill or find places in relatively poor countries [15].”
BackgroundFood packaging business models as drivers for sustainability in the food packaging industry
Losada, J. A. P., Ferrando, M., Moncada, V., Operato, L., Gomes, L., Rosenow, P., & Hamd, W. S. (2025) · Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · doi:10.3389/fsufs.2025.1563904 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Bartsch, H. (2025) · Structures · doi:10.1016/j.istruc.2025.110057 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Meng, T., Wang, Y., Fu, L., Wang, Y., Zhang, N., Wang, Z., & Yang, Q. (2023) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139756 · Cited by 30 · see citing works
- Authors
- Cooper, D. R., & Gutowski, T. G.
- Affiliations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Cooper, Daniel R.
- Venue
- Journal of Industrial Ecology
- Published
- 2015-12-28
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 38-56
- ISSN
- 1088-1980 (ISSN-L)
- 1530-9290
- OpenAlex
- W2216148103
- Cited by
- 337
- References
- 110
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 51 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 33 · 2021: 34 · 2020: 31 · 2019: 33 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 4
- FWCI
- 38.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Industrial Ecology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Sustainable Design and Development
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Keywords
- reuse, embodied energy, product repair, product upgrading, overspecification, waste reduction, climate change mitigation, biodiversity loss, mineral scarcity, circular economy
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
